Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-04-26
THE b. e. o. kOAD.
A New Limo to be Built to New York in
short Time.

short Time.
The Philadelphi Press to day says:
Chief Engineer Douglass, of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad, will meet
Superintendent Weeks in this city to.
day I'd confer with him about the rail
roads entrance Into New York city.
An adequate arrangement with the
Philadelphia and Readipg Railroad
seems to be finally out of the quef ton.
The Baltimore and Ohio Company has
arrived at the determination to operate
aud control an independent route to
New York without being compelled to
mako any terms whatever with com.
peting roads. President Robert Garrett
IL QUOTED as ssyi ing few days ago:
The Baltimore and Ohio is going TO
make Its entry into New York on it's
own rails right away. I shall sail for
Europe next June and all the arrange
meuts will be com p.eted before thep."
OLD PLANS STILL GOOD.
An elaborate plan for the New York
branch was prepared and published in
the Summer Of 1885. The plans have
not been materially changed. The OBJ
struction to the immediate carrying out
OF the scheme was legal one. iuvolv-
ing the riparian rights of New Jersey in
the matter OF bridging 9 the Eill Won Kull
which separates Staten Island from
New Jersey.
On The other hand, 1t may not be ne.
ces,ary to build the road from here to
New York after all. Should the holders
Of Rssdipg's FIRST series per cent bonds
prove obdurate and withhold their az
tent TO Readinp's reconstruction plan
the leAse Of the North Penn and Bound
Brook Railroads will revert TO their
owners In that evort, these two road 9
are likely TO be leased to the Baltimore
and Ohio. II 10 said that the agree
ment for this lease is already prepared
and awaiting the action OF the first
series 5s people" for its ratih cation or
destruction.
Should the Baltimore aud Ohio get
possession OF these two roads, all that
would be neces sary for its triumphant
entry into New York Harbor would be
| to lay q few miles CT track In this city
and ntnr New York. II is q fact that
Baltimore ard Ohio engineers have been
engaged In making some Surveys iu this
neie hborhood recently, and have just
completed their labors in time for the
meeting Of Chief Enginfer Douglass
with lbcal Superintendent Weeks.
A prominent Baltimore and Ohio
Official said last night: ''The manage
ment 0f the company are determined
to get through 10 New York. At the
same time they want it to be an inde.
pendent road. The community wants
. road which they may take as an alter
native to the Pennsylvania or Reading.
1t Ism 7 10 much question Of superior
service ns Of having an alternative.
DETERMINED TO PUSH ON.
9Th ere will, OF course, be many OF
ats ces In the way of our getting into
New York right off, but Mr. Gariett
means business aud intends to carry
his pei scheme right through. dom!
know exactly what the engineers are
going to do tomorrow, but 1t certainly
will bear directly upon this question.
"The Baltimore and Ohio has at leasl
come to Philadelphia to stay. The iror
Icolumus for the permanent station a.
Twenty-fourth and Chestnut streets ar,
nearly all in place, and the completion
| of the building 10 expected by Decem
Der ne xt. The freight station at Raci
street and Delaware avenue will bt
tcomplHtpd to- morrow night.
"The tonnage OF the road for March II
double that Of February, aud April'i
Tonnage biGs fsir to double that. Pas
Isenger earnlDGs have also increased II
t1ome chat less proportion"